PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Independence Day

NEW DELHI, August15, 2016: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, father of the nation here on the occasion of 70th Independence Day and paid a floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial here in Rajghat.

Modi said,“Today on this special day, I convey my greetings to 125 crore Indians and the Indian community living overseas. May this energy guide the nation to scale newer heights of progress in the years to come.

“This agreement will stimulate the flow of investment, technology and personnel from India to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and vice versa, prevent double taxation and provide for the exchange of information between the two contracting parties,” the statement said. “It will improve transparency in tax matters and will help curb tax evasion and tax avoidance,” it added. IANS